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Cytoplasmic inheritance of organelles in brown algae

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Brown algae, together with diatoms and chrysophytes, are a member of the heterokonts. They have either a characteristic life cycle of diplohaplontic alternation of gametophytic and sporophytic generations that are isomorphic or heteromorphic, or a diplontic life cycle. Isogamy, anisogamy and oogamy have been recognized as the mode of sexual reproduction. Brown algae are the characteristic group having elaborated multicellular organization within the heterokonts. In this study, cytoplasmic inheritance of chloroplasts, mitochondria and centrioles was examined, with special focus on sexual reproduction and subsequent zygote development. In oogamy, chloroplasts and mitochondria are inherited maternally. In isogamy, chloroplasts in sporophyte cells are inherited biparentally (maternal or paternal); however, mitochondria (or mitochondrial DNA) derived from the female gamete only remained during zygote development after fertilization. Centrioles in zygotes are definitely derived from the male gamete, irrespective of the sexual reproduction pattern. Female centrioles in zygotes are selectively broken down within 1–2 h after fertilization. The remaining male centrioles play a crucial role as a part of the centrosome for microtubule organization, mitosis, determination of the cytokinetic plane and cytokinesis, as well as for maintaining multicellularity and regular morphogenesis in brown algae.

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We thank Dr. Christos Katsaros, University of Athens, Greece, for his critical reading of the manuscript and helpful suggestions. This work was partly supported by the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research provided by the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Japan (20370025).

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    Taizo Motomura, Chikako Nagasato & Kei Kimura

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Motomura, T., Nagasato, C. & Kimura, K. Cytoplasmic inheritance of organelles in brown algae. J Plant Res 123, 185–192 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10265-010-0313-x

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